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IncludeText Problem
Occasionaly, a user has an included document open in Word while a mail merge
is running. This causes the mail merge to open a message box with "Open document read-only?" The main document is opened read-only so I thougth all the attachments would be opened read-only too. But apparently not. Is there any setting for INCLUDETEXT or for the Word application, like DisplayAlerts, to prevent this message box? Thanks, Tom |
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hi Tom,
You could try adding the \! switch. This prevents the INCLUDETEXT field updating cross-references imported from the source document, which may be all you need. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... Occasionaly, a user has an included document open in Word while a mail merge is running. This causes the mail merge to open a message box with "Open document read-only?" The main document is opened read-only so I thougth all the attachments would be opened read-only too. But apparently not. Is there any setting for INCLUDETEXT or for the Word application, like DisplayAlerts, to prevent this message box? Thanks, Tom |
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macropod,
The documents I am including have MERGEFIELDs in them also. Will the MERGEFIELDs be updated in I use the switch? Thanks, Tom "macropod" wrote in message ... hi Tom, You could try adding the \! switch. This prevents the INCLUDETEXT field updating cross-references imported from the source document, which may be all you need. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... Occasionaly, a user has an included document open in Word while a mail merge is running. This causes the mail merge to open a message box with "Open document read-only?" The main document is opened read-only so I thougth all the attachments would be opened read-only too. But apparently not. Is there any setting for INCLUDETEXT or for the Word application, like DisplayAlerts, to prevent this message box? Thanks, Tom |
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Hi Tom,
Provided you put in switch in the INCLUDETEXT field and not the MERGEIELD, I would expect so. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... macropod, The documents I am including have MERGEFIELDs in them also. Will the MERGEFIELDs be updated in I use the switch? Thanks, Tom "macropod" wrote in message ... hi Tom, You could try adding the \! switch. This prevents the INCLUDETEXT field updating cross-references imported from the source document, which may be all you need. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... Occasionaly, a user has an included document open in Word while a mail merge is running. This causes the mail merge to open a message box with "Open document read-only?" The main document is opened read-only so I thougth all the attachments would be opened read-only too. But apparently not. Is there any setting for INCLUDETEXT or for the Word application, like DisplayAlerts, to prevent this message box? Thanks, Tom |
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macropod,
I tried putting the \! switch in one of the INCLUDETEXT fields and I still got the prompt to open a read-only copy and I also had an "Error! Bookmark not defined" error for every merge field in the included document. At this point, I don't guess there's anything to do to prevent the 'read-only' prompt. Thanks, Tom "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Tom, Provided you put in switch in the INCLUDETEXT field and not the MERGEIELD, I would expect so. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... macropod, The documents I am including have MERGEFIELDs in them also. Will the MERGEFIELDs be updated in I use the switch? Thanks, Tom "macropod" wrote in message ... hi Tom, You could try adding the \! switch. This prevents the INCLUDETEXT field updating cross-references imported from the source document, which may be all you need. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... Occasionaly, a user has an included document open in Word while a mail merge is running. This causes the mail merge to open a message box with "Open document read-only?" The main document is opened read-only so I thougth all the attachments would be opened read-only too. But apparently not. Is there any setting for INCLUDETEXT or for the Word application, like DisplayAlerts, to prevent this message box? Thanks, Tom |
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Hi Tom,
Can you post your field coding? You'll need to copy the text out of the fields and type the braces into your newsreader. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... macropod, I tried putting the \! switch in one of the INCLUDETEXT fields and I still got the prompt to open a read-only copy and I also had an "Error! Bookmark not defined" error for every merge field in the included document. At this point, I don't guess there's anything to do to prevent the 'read-only' prompt. Thanks, Tom "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Tom, Provided you put in switch in the INCLUDETEXT field and not the MERGEIELD, I would expect so. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... macropod, The documents I am including have MERGEFIELDs in them also. Will the MERGEFIELDs be updated in I use the switch? Thanks, Tom "macropod" wrote in message ... hi Tom, You could try adding the \! switch. This prevents the INCLUDETEXT field updating cross-references imported from the source document, which may be all you need. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Tom Bean" wrote in message ... Occasionaly, a user has an included document open in Word while a mail merge is running. This causes the mail merge to open a message box with "Open document read-only?" The main document is opened read-only so I thougth all the attachments would be opened read-only too. But apparently not. Is there any setting for INCLUDETEXT or for the Word application, like DisplayAlerts, to prevent this message box? Thanks, Tom |
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